Review of Interstate 60 (2002) by Michael J — 20 Dec 2008
Cyclops from the X-Men goes on a road trip on an imaginary road. Along the way, he meets Christopher Lloyd, Chris Cooper, Kurt Russell, Gary Oldman, and the Pink Power Ranger. He also falls in love with Amy Smart, and you suddenly realize that this and Crank were the only decent roles in decent movies that she ever had, and you start to feel bad for her.
This movie is very absurbist and a little campy, but it has a manic energy to it that draws you in and wins you over. Gary Oldman and Chris Cooper are fucking fantastic in this movie. Kurt Russell, Amy Jo Johnson, and Christopher Lloyd are good as well, but their roles aren't as important. James Marsden on the other hand, is not good. It would appear he studied for this role by watching nothing but 1980s Tom Cruise films, and he seems to have mistaken smiling for acting. But ultimately, you'll find yourself smiling almost as much as him so it doesn't really matter.
Oh, and Michael J. Fox is in this too. He plays a jumpy business who shakes a lot because he drinks too much coffee and has a high pressure job, though you might ignorantly mistake his brilliant character acting for Parkinson's disease. But more importantly, that means the two most important actors from the Back To The Future trilogy are both in this movie. If that isn't a selling point, then I don't know what is.
This review of Interstate 60 (2002) was written by Michael J on 20 Dec 2008.
Interstate 60 has generally received positive reviews.
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